Poydras is a community in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana, home to about 2,260 people across 3.9 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 70040 and 70085.
Homes sold for a median of $121 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Mostly Poydras
Mostly Poydras; also Delacroix
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Poydras. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)27 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | New Orleans, LA16 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Houston, TX332 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Poydras; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Poydras had 2,536 residents in the 2020 census, down 35% since 2000.
It’s the 185th largest of 487 towns in Louisiana by population.
St. Bernard Parish grew from 5,031 residents in 1900 to 43,764 in 2020.
St. Bernard Parish, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 43°F. About 64.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, New Orleans Alvin Callender Fl, LA weather station (10 miles away).
8,913 jobs at 705 businesses in St. Bernard Parish. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
5 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Poydras’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
|---|---|
| Mental health providers | 3 |
| Chiropractors | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 4 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Museums
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by St. Bernard Parish, Plaquemines Parish. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.F. Gauthier SchoolSt. Bernard | Pre-K–5 | 500 | Public | 2.5 mi |
| Phoenix High SchoolBraithwaite | Pre-K–12 | 203 | Public | 14.0 mi |
| St. Bernard Middle SchoolSt. Bernard | 6–8 | 319 | Public | 2.9 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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